Machine for pouncing hat-bodies



N0. 6|6,623. Patented'Dec. 27, I898.

G. F. LARKIN. MACHINE FOB POUNCING HAT BODIES.

(Application filed Apr. 5, 1898.)

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No. 65,623. Patented Dec. 27, I898. G. F. LARKIN.

MACHINE FUR PDUNCING HAT BODIES.

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GEORGE F. LARKIN, OF NEXVARK, NElV JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR POUNCING HAT-BODIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,623, dated December27, 1898.

Application filed April 5,1898. Serial No. 676,529. (N0 model- To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. LARKIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey,have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines forPouncing, Shearing, or Finishing Hat-Bodies; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention has reference to improvements in hat-pouncing-machines; andthe object of the invention is to provide a machine of this generalclass which shallbe of a very simple, compact, and effectiveconstruction and which is especially adapted for the pouncing, shearing,and finishing of hat-bodies, as

well as the luring of the hat-body after the same has been pounced.

Heretofore hat-bodies have been pounced by the application of a granularmaterial, such as sand or emery, applied to the periphery of a rotaryroll or, in the case of crown-pouncing, to the flat surface of arevolving disk or plate which is brought against the hat-body on therevolving hat-block of the machine.

Several objections are found to exist in the employment of such roll ordisk provided with the granular material, the more serious objectionbeing that the operator in bringing the granular surface of the roll ordisk against the hat-bod y may do so with greater pressure thannecessary, thereby causing great heat due to friction, which has adamaging effect upon the hat-body and if not having entirely ruined thehat-body giving the same a dingy and dull appearance, or, owing to thehard material of which the roll or disk is made, the surface of thehat-body will become unevenly pounced.

My invention therefore has for its principal object to overcome theseobjectionable features by producing a machine for pouncing, shearing, orfinishing hat-bodies having a mechanism for applying to the surface ofthe hat-bodya moving granular surface in the nature of a flexible andendless belt; wherebya soft, even, and elegant finish of the surface ofthe hat-body will be the final result.

\Vith these several objects in view the in vention consists in the novelconstruction of hat-pouncing, shearing, or finishing machine hereinafterfully set forth, and also in the novel arrangements and combinations ofthe several parts, all of which will be more fully described in theaccompanying specification and finally embodied in the clauses of theclaim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 isa perspective view of the completehat-pouncing-machine, to which the pouncing attachment embodying theprinciples of my present invention is applied. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe pouncing attachment, on an enlarged scale; and Fig. 3 is a side Viewof the same. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical sec tion taken on line asin Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a cross-section taken on line 3/ in said Fig.2.

Similar letters of reference are employed in all of the above-describedviews to indicate corresponding parts.

In said drawings, Aindicates a suitable machine-frame comprising a tableC6 and supports a and a supports a at the back is a shaft 1), on whichthere is a loose pulley b and a fast drivingpulley b and b is a forkconnected with a rod 12" and a foot-piece Z2 for forcing thedriving-belt from the loose pulleyb upon the fixed pulley 19 or viceversa. In suitable bearings in the supports a is the usual form ofvertical shaft (0 operated from the belt Z), con

nected with the wheel 11 on the shaft 6, and a is the usual form offoot-lever for causing said shaft a to move vertically in its bearings,as will be understood from an inspection of Fig. 1. Said shaft extendsthrough the table a and has a hat-block thereon, on which the hat-bodyto be pounced is secured in the usual manner.

Secured upon the top of the standard or support a is a yoke or frame 0,having a bearing 0, and arranged in said bearings is a stem 0 which isrotatively secured in a hub c of an upper yoke or frame a. The upwardlyextending arms of said yoke or frame 0 have suitable bearings 0 in whichthere is a shaft On said shaft 0 is a pulley-wheel 0, over Ice whichpasses a belt 0 driven from a wheel b on the shaft 1), as clearlyillustrated in said Fig. 1. Said upper frame or yoke is thus rotativehorizontally in relation to the lower frame or yoke c. Pivoted upon theshaft 0 are the bearings d of a yoke or U-shaped frame d, to which ispivotally attached in a bearing portion (1 a rod or barf. Said rod orbar fis connected at its forward end with the hat pouncing, shearing, orfinishing attachment E, the same normally resting in the forked end g ofa standard 9 on the table (I, of the machine. Said U-shaped frame d hasa rearwardlyextending arm or rod 01 on which there is a weight d actingas a counterbalance to the weight of the attachment E and facilitatingthe handling of the same by the workman while the machine is inoperation. The said attachment E, which is more clearly illustrated inFigs. 2, 3, 4, and 5, consists, essentially, of a frame e, having ascrew-threaded socket e for attaching it on the screw-threaded end f ofthe rod or barf, as will be seen from Fig. 4. In the opposite end ofsaid frame 6 is a similar screw-threaded socket 6 into which is screwedthe end a of a suitable handle a. Said frame c has suitable webs e and cconnecting the longitudinal side pieces elwhereby certain open spaces aand e are formed in said frame e. In suitable bearing portions 6 in thesides c contiguous to the open space a is operatively secured a pinorsmall shaft h, having a grooved or other suitable driving-wheel h,over which passes a belt 71 said belt being operatively arranged over adriving-wheel or pulley c on the shaft c hereinabove mentioned. On oneside of the frame 6 and secured directly on the projecting end of saidpin or shaft his a pulley-wheel 71 Slidably arranged in the open spacese in the sides 2 of the frame e and contiguous to the open space 6 is aslide or block 7;, having a finger-piece or handle 2" projecting fromone side of the frame 8 and a pin 1 projecting from the opposite side ofthe said frame 6, said pin 2' having a pulley i loosely, butoperatively,arranged thereon,said pulley i being in alinement with thepulley 77. on the pin orshaft h and a pouncing, shearing, or finishingbelt It being arranged over said pulleys h and i the same being set inmotion by the pulley, which is driven from the driving-wheel h and itsbelt 72/ when the operator has set the machine in motion.

In order that the slide or block 11 is operatively retained to slideback and forth in the open space a as may be necessary to keep the beltk taut and permit of its yielding contact with the surface of thehat-body to be operated upon, said slide or block 1' has a pair ofuide-arms 7 and which extend on o posite sides of the slide or block 2and are adapted to reciprocate in suitable guide portions 6 in the hub eand in the part e in said frame 6, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4. Inorder that the said block or slide 7; may be normally forced up againstor in close prox= imity to the offset e in said frame 6, (see Fig. 4,)said block '0' has a pair of oppositelyextending screws or pins Z and Z,and on the frame 6 are another set of screws or pins Z and Z said screwsor pins Z and Z having a connecting-spring 1* and the screws or pins Zand a con necting-sprin g F, which constantly act to draw the said blockor slide 2' in the direction of the arrow in said Fig. 4:.

The operation of the device is as follows; After a hat-body has beenplaced upon the block on said vertical shaft a and the mechanism of themachine has been set in operation to cause the rotary motion of saidshaft, its block, and the hat-body thereon the operator lifts thepouncing attachment off the support 9 and brings the moving belt 75 inoperative contact with all parts of the hat-body. The rotary motion ofthe rod fin the bearing d in said frame (Z and the pivotal motion ofsaid frame (Z on the shaft 0, as well as the rotary motion of said shaftand the frame or yoke c in which it revolves, allows the operator totwist the rodfto bring the device E in the several positions upon thetop or crown and the sides of the'hat-body,as will be clearly evident.The said belt 71; is provided with a granular surface of sand or emery,which serves to dress and remove the hair in the hatbody in the mannerof pouncing, shearing, or finishinghat-bodies,and owing to the yieldingcondition of the belt 7.; when pressed against the surface of thehat-body no damage can be done to the hat-body by excessive heat orpressure.

Owing to the sliding arrangement of the slide or block 1' and the partsconnected there* with the shape of the contact-surface of the belt kwill correspond to that of the hat-body on the block, whereby a greatersurface of the hat-body is pounced, sheared, or finished at one timethan by means of the constructions now used for these purposes and withmuch better results in that a better-finished and a more even surface ofthe body is produced.

The belt is, which is usually but a piece of sand or emery paper orcloth, is of a simple and cheap construction and is quickly and easilyreplaced by a new belt when worn out with constant use.

As an extra precaution to prevent too great a pressure upon the belt it"due to careless handling of the attachment E, I have pivoted upon a pinor screw m on the frame 6, as will be seen from Figs. 2 and 3, a leveror bar '11, provided with a slotted end at, which is arranged over a pin0 on said frame 6, and by means of a Washer o and a nut or thumbscrew 0can be locked in its properly-adjust-ed position against the side of theframe 6. On a pin n extending from one side of said lever or bar it at asuitable point between the pulley-wheels 7L3 and i is a roller or wheeln of a flexible material, such as rubber, which acts as a cushionagainst the under surface of the moving belt is when the latter isforced to assume the curvature indicated in dotted outline in said Fig.3. Owing to the arrangement of the slotted end a of the bar at and thethumb-screw 0 said wheel n can be brought farther away or closer to theunder surface of the belt 7;, as will be clearly understood.

When it is desired to use the attachment for luring the hat-body afterit has been pounced, the sand or emery beltcan be removed and a felt orother suitable belt can be arranged over the pulleys 7L3 and 2 said belthaving been previously subjected to a treatment of vaseline or othersuitable substance of a greasy nature.

By my improvements herein set forth a simple and efficient machine forthe purposes stated is the result for operating upon a hatbody with lessliability to injury by the belt than by the ordinary pouncing-roll orpouncing-disk covered with a surface of a granular nature, and themachine can be run more economically and with better results inproducing a more finely-finished surface of the hat-body.

To prevent any curling of the edge of the belt with constant use, I havesecured upon the top of the frame 6, bymeans of screws or in any othersuitable manner, a plate 19, which extends upwardly and slightly againstthe upper edge of the belt 7t", nearest the side of the frame 6, and isin slight contact with said edge of the belt, substantially asrepresented in said Figs. 2 and Of course I am aware that changes may bemade in the several arrangements and combinations of parts, as well asin the details of the construction thereof, without departing from thescope of my invention. Hence I do not limit my invention to the exactarrangements and combinations of the parts described in thisspecification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, nor to thedetails of construction thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isi 1. In a machine forpouncing, shearing or finishing hat'bodies, the combination, with arotary hat-block on which the hat-body is placed, of an attachment E,comprising a frame, a driving-wheel in said frame, a springactuatedslide or block in said frame, a pulleywheel connected with and operatedfrom said driving-wheel, and a pulley-wheel connected with said slide orblock, an endless belt on said pulley-wheels to be brought in movableand operative contact with the hat-body on said block, and means foroperating said driving-wheel in the frame of said attachment E,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

-In a machine for pouncing, shearing or finishing hat-bodies, thecombination, witha rotary hat-block on which the hat-body is placed, ofan attachment E, comprising a frame, a driving-wheel in said frame, aspringactuated slide or block in said frame, a pulicy-wheel connectedwith and operated from said driving-wheel, and a pulley-wheel connectedwith said slide or block, an endless belt on said pulley-Wheels to bebrought in movable contact with the hat-body on said block, and meansfor operating said drivingwheel in the frame of the attachment E,consisting, essentially, of a driving mechanism of the machine, a frame0, having a bearing 0, a frame 0 rotatively arranged in said bearing 0,a shaft 0 in bearings on said frame 0 a frame cl pivotally arranged onsaid shaft 0 a connecting rod or bar between said frame (Z and saidattachment E, and cooperating pulleys and belts, all arranged,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a machine for pouncing, shearing or finishing hat-bodies, thecombination, with a rotary hat-block on which the hat-body is placed, ofa pair of frames 0 and 0 arranged, as set forth, a shaft in said frame0, a frame d on said shaft, a rod or barf pivotally connected with saidframe cl, an attachment E, on said rod or bar f, comprising, a drivingwheel in said frame, a slide or block in said frame, a pulley-wheelconnected with and operated from said driving-wheel, and a pulley-wheelconnected with said slide or block, an endless belt on saidpulley-wheels to be brought in movable and operative contact with thehat-body on said block, and cooperating pulleys and belts, all arranged,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

at. In a machine for pouncing, shearing or finishing hat-bodies, thecombination, with a rotary hat-block on which the hat-body is ICC)laced, of a air of frames cand c arran ed as set forth, a shaft in saidframe 0 a frame d on said shaft, a rod or bar f pivotally arranged insaid frame d, an attachment E on said rod or bar f, comprising, aframe,a driving-wheel in said frame, a spring-actuated slide or block in saidframe, a pulley-wheel connected with and operated from said driving-wheel, and a pulley-Wheel connected with said slide or block, anendless belt on said pulley-wheels to be brought in movable andoperative contact with the hat-body on said block, and cooperatingpulleys and belts, all arranged, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

5. The herein-described attachment E for pouncing, shearing or finishinghat-bodies, consisting, essentially, of a frame e having open spaces aand e", a driving-wheel in said space 6 and a block or slide in saidspace 6", pulley-wheels respectively connected with said driving-wheeland said block or slide, and an endless belt on said pulley-wheels, andsprings connected with said block or slide and the frame e, and a rollerof a flexible material connected with said frame e arranged between thepulleys for said endless belt, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

6. The herein-described attachment E for pouncing, shearing or finishinghat-bodies, consisting, essentially, of a frame 6 having open spaces eand e, a driving-wheel in said space 6 and a block or slide in saidspace a, pulley-wheels respectively connected with said driving-Wheeland the said block or slide, an endless belt on said pulley-wheels, alever or arm pivotally connected with said frame 6, and a roller of aflexible material on said lever or ,arm, and a means of adjustment on Ithe free end of said lever or arm forsecuring 10 said lever or arm inits adjusted position against the side of said frame 6, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

Intestimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 1st day of April, 1898.

GEORGE F. LARKIN.

\Vitnesses FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, M. H. CAMFIELD, Jr.

